Cat People

“They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.”

6.0(557)19821h 58m

HorrorThriller

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

Director

Paul Schrader

Budget

$12.5M

Revenue

$21.0M

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Cast

Nastassja Kinski

Irena Gallier

Malcolm McDowell

Paul Gallier

John Heard

Oliver Yates

Annette O'Toole

Alice Perrin

Ruby Dee

Female

Ed Begley Jr.

Joe Creigh

Scott Paulin

Bill Searle

Frankie Faison

Det. Brandt

Ron Diamond

Detective Ron Diamond

Lynn Lowry

Ruthie

John Larroquette

Bronte Judson

Tessa Richarde

Billie

Reviews

1 review

Wuchak

6y ago

7.0

***Atmospheric, artistic, dramatic horror in New Orleans*** "Cat People" came out in 1982 and is a modern take on the classic 1942 film. Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell are siblings cursed to become were-panthers if sexually aroused. The only way they can become human again is to kill a fellow human. The idea is absurd and fantastical, but "Cat People" takes the subject absolutely serious...